Folding emergency brake handle parts help, Did a search, couldnt find it Options

[gereed75]

Rebuilding an early folding e brake handle. I think it has been posted but searched and could not find it

Has Someone reproduced that Long spring rod with the pawl on it. And how about that elusive spring that is not shown in the PET that pushes up the ratchet cam (16 in the PEt drawing)

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Anybody know where to get it? Thanks

[914bub]

Sorry for the stupid question but I've seen a lot of posts here about folding parking brake handles. What was the point or reasoning behind them?

[Dave_Darling]

Sorry for the stupid question but I've seen a lot of posts here about folding parking brake handles. What was the point or reasoning behind them?

The handbrake handle on the 914 is right below the door opening. A traditional handle could be somewhat in the way while you are getting into or out of the car, so they made the handle a two-piece affair that would just flop down out of the way after it was set.

It appears that people would forget or have difficulty disengaging the brake, which would lead to the rear brakes overheating. Or perhaps it was cost-cutting, but whatever the reason they moved on to a one-piece handle in the 1972 model year (I think?) which didn't pull up very far, so it was mostly out of the way.

It was common practice for many years to replace the early two-piece handle with the later one-piece version, as the latter was generally more reliable and easier to operate correctly. Unless I were striving for originality, I would go with that route personally.

--DD